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2019 CMA Awards Winners List

Tonight is the  2019 CMA Awards. We’re covering the show all night long and we’ll update our  winners list in real time. The winners will be highlighted in BOLD as…

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 13: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Blake Shelton speaks in the press room of the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 13, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Leah Puttkammer/Getty Images)

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Tonight is the  2019 CMA Awards. We're covering the show all night long and we'll update our  winners list in real time. The winners will be highlighted in BOLD as they win.

Entertainer of the Year

Garth Brooks - WINNER
Eric Church
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban

Single of the Year

“Burning Man” – Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne
“GIRL” – Maren Morris
“God’s Country” – Blake Shelton - WINNER !
“Millionaire” – Chris Stapleton
“Speechless” – Dan + Shay

Album of the Year

Center Point Road – Thomas Rhett
Cry Pretty – Carrie Underwood
Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay
Desperate Man – Eric Church
GIRL – Maren Morris - WINNER

Song of the Year

“Beautiful Crazy” (Songwriters: Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Robert Williford) - WINNER
“GIRL” (Songwriters: Maren Morris, Sarah Aarons, Greg Kurstin)
“God’s Country” (Songwriters: Devin Dawson, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Hardy)
“Rainbow” (Songwriters: Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves)
“Tequila” (Songwriters: Dan Smyers, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds)

Female Vocalist of the Year

Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves - WINNER
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year

Dierks Bentley
Luke Combs - WINNER
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban

Vocal Group of the Year

Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion - WINNER
Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo of the Year

Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay - WINNER
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae

Musical Event of the Year

“All My Favorite People” – Maren Morris (feat. Brothers Osborne)
“Brand New Man” – Brooks & Dunn (with Luke Combs)
“Dive Bar” – Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton
“Old Town Road (Remix)” – Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus - WINNER 
“What Happens In A Small Town” – Brantley Gilbert & Lindsay Ell

Music Video of the Year

“Burning Man” – Dierks Bentley Feat. Brothers Osborne
“GIRL” – Maren Morris
“God’s Country” – Blake Shelton
“Rainbow” – Kacey Musgraves - WINNER
“Some Of It” – Eric Church

New Artist of the Year

Cody Johnson
Ashley McBryde - WINNER 
Midland
Carly Pearce
Morgan Wallen

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.